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#A0BEC6

#a0bec6 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a0bec6 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 74.51% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.19% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 192.63°, with 25% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4838

Complementary

  1. #a0bec6
  2. #c6a8a0

Split complementary

  1. #a0bec6
  2. #c6a0ab
  3. #c6bba0

Analogous

  1. #a0c6bb
  2. #a0bec6
  3. #a0abc6

Triadic

  1. #a0bec6
  2. #c6a0be
  3. #bec6a0

Tetradic

  1. #a0bec6
  2. #a8a0c6
  3. #c6a8a0
  4. #bec6a0

Square

  1. #a0bec6
  2. #bba0c6
  3. #c6a8a0
  4. #abc6a0

Monochromatic

  1. #4d7580
  2. #709da9
  3. #a0bec6
  4. #d0dfe3
  5. #f2f6f7

Shades

#a0bec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0bec6
  2. #90abb2
  3. #80989e
  4. #70858b
  5. #607277
  6. #505f63
  7. #404c4f
  8. #30393b
  9. #202628
  10. #101314
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0bec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0bec6
  2. #aac5cc
  3. #b3cbd1
  4. #bdd2d7
  5. #c6d8dd
  6. #d0dfe3
  7. #d9e5e8
  8. #e3ecee
  9. #ecf2f4
  10. #f6f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0bec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0bec6
  2. #9db8bf
  3. #9ab2b8
  4. #96abb1
  5. #93a5aa
  6. #909fa3
  7. #8d999c
  8. #8a9395
  9. #868c8e
  10. #838687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afbbbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8bcc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b7c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95c1c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afbdc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abbac6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ac0c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0bec6 {
  color: #a0bec6;
}
Background
.bg-a0bec6 {
  background-color: #a0bec6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0bec6 {
  border: 2px solid #a0bec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0bec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 190 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 25% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0bec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0bec6, #a0abc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0bec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 190 198 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.22 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.87 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.02 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.97 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.17 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.85 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.02 #5f4139 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#a0bec6  rgb(160, 190, 198)  hsl(193, 25%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#c6a8a0  rgb(198, 168, 160)  hsl(13, 25%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#c6a0be  rgb(198, 160, 190)  hsl(313, 25%, 70%)  Lilac
#bec6a0  rgb(190, 198, 160)  hsl(73, 25%, 70%)  Sage